Harvard reference style – Anglia
Table of Contents
o Introduction (e.g., 2-3 pages)
o Introduction (e.g., 2-3 pages)
▪ Purpose of investigation
▪ Brief overview of how the research problem has been presented in the
literature
literature
Literature Review
▪ Broad start, quickly narrowing to focused literature relevant to your
research questions, which provides the background to help the reader
understand the research that has contributed to what is known about the
phenomenon that you are investigating and to understand the research gap
that still remais which you will be attempting to “fill”.
research questions, which provides the background to help the reader
understand the research that has contributed to what is known about the
phenomenon that you are investigating and to understand the research gap
that still remais which you will be attempting to “fill”.
▪ Critical review (not just a concatenation of articles or summary of the
literature)
literature)
Method
▪ Intro – purpose, approach qualitative, overall design
-participants
-Procedur
▪ Design, materials, assessments (i.e., explanation of interview questions,
Do not list all of the
items or questions – place them in the Appendix.
items or questions – place them in the Appendix.
▪ Rationale/Justification of method and design
- Pilot study/Pre-test as a trial run of your items or questions and report
whether any changes were made
Results
- Demographic data (this data can also appear in participant section), for
example, gender, age, title/position . - Analysis and
interpretation of content ,qualitative approach; e.g., from interviews - ▪ Tables, Figures (preference is to insert them in the text body, i.e., not in the
Appendix
Discussion
▪
Discussion of results in comparison to the literature; results that are
consistent and inconsistent with the literature and why; how the results
advanced the literature.
▪ Limitations of the study
▪ Suggestions for future research
▪ Overall conclusion
References
Appendices – for example,
Appendix A (Interview Questions);
Appendix B (Interview
Transcript)
Transcript)
Reflection Statement
• MS Word Formatting
Font/Size: Calibri; Text body 11pt; Headings 12pt bold
Line Spacing: 1.5; blank lines between paragraphs (1.0 line spacing)
Margins: Left & Right: 3 cm; Top & Bottom: 2 cm
Paragraph style: Left justified (i.e., jagged right edge); English style (i.e., 1.0 line
space between paragraphs)
space between paragraphs)
Page numbering: Bottom right, starting on the cover page (but suppressed on the
cover page)
cover page)
Language- American English